UTsmokey14
01-31-2007, 06:15 AM
A buddy of mine recently got sucked into that bullshit iCommerce "Get Rich Quick" scam that has been really popular around the metro atlanta area. It kinda died out for a year or so and it suddenly showed up again.
The problem is that he believes the bullshit hook line and sinker. Its completely obvious that its a scam, but he cant see that.
He is about to change his lifestyle because he thinks he can make $3000 a month doing this. How would you go about convincing him that its a scam?
For those who dont know about the iCommerce scam, its the pyramid scam where they tell you to "change your buying habits and start buying things wholesale straight from the disributor". Whereas this is actually true, you will be buying things wholesale, but you will never be selling products, and you will never actually be handling money.
Your income is dependent on how many people you get to sign up below you. (hence, pyramid scam).
Say My friend recruits me and another person, and we each go and recruit two of our friends, and each of our two friends recruits two more friends, the person at the top of the pyramid will be making money off of 14 people buying products from iCommerce's "exclusive wholesale website".
And because of all his hard work, the person right above my friend will have an additional 14 person income increase.
I was doing some research, and there is an 81% chance of losing money before making money doing this. Only the people WAY up on the top of the pyramid are making anywhere NEAR $3000 a month.
Anyways, i cant find a way to convince him that he is going to get shafted unless he comes to his senses. He's planning on quitting his job over this bullshit.....
-Drew
The problem is that he believes the bullshit hook line and sinker. Its completely obvious that its a scam, but he cant see that.
He is about to change his lifestyle because he thinks he can make $3000 a month doing this. How would you go about convincing him that its a scam?
For those who dont know about the iCommerce scam, its the pyramid scam where they tell you to "change your buying habits and start buying things wholesale straight from the disributor". Whereas this is actually true, you will be buying things wholesale, but you will never be selling products, and you will never actually be handling money.
Your income is dependent on how many people you get to sign up below you. (hence, pyramid scam).
Say My friend recruits me and another person, and we each go and recruit two of our friends, and each of our two friends recruits two more friends, the person at the top of the pyramid will be making money off of 14 people buying products from iCommerce's "exclusive wholesale website".
And because of all his hard work, the person right above my friend will have an additional 14 person income increase.
I was doing some research, and there is an 81% chance of losing money before making money doing this. Only the people WAY up on the top of the pyramid are making anywhere NEAR $3000 a month.
Anyways, i cant find a way to convince him that he is going to get shafted unless he comes to his senses. He's planning on quitting his job over this bullshit.....
-Drew